The Central Bank of Oman on Tuesday successfully secured financing by allocating treasury bills worth 14.5 million Omani Rials (OMR). These bills include 9 million Omani Rials for a 91-day maturity period.
Details of the 91-Day Treasury Bills
The average accepted price for these bills reached 99.004 Omani Rials for every 100 Rials, and the minimum accepted price was 98.985 Omani Rials for every 100 Rials. Additionally, the average discount rate and average yield reached 3.99428% and 4.03447%, respectively.
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182-Day Treasury Bills
Moreover, treasury bills worth 5.5 million Omani Rials for a 182-day maturity period were also allocated on the same day. The average accepted price for these bills reached 97.981 Omani Rials for every 100 Rials, and the minimum accepted price was 97.950 Omani Rials for every 100 Rials. The average discount rate and average yield reached 4.04928% and 4.13277%, respectively.
Treasury bills are short-term, high-security financial instruments issued by the Ministry of Finance of Oman, allowing authorized commercial banks to invest their excess funds. The Central Bank of Oman acts as the issuing manager of these bills and facilitates this process by providing liquidity through discounting and repurchase operations (Repo).
The interest rate on Repo operations with the Central Bank of Oman is set at 4.5%, and the discount rate on treasury bill discounting facilities is set at 5%. Additionally, treasury bills contribute to the development of the local money market and create a benchmark yield curve for short-term interest rates. The government can also use this instrument in emergencies to finance its current expenses.
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